On Wed Feb 4 11:34:03 EST 2009, 9p...@imu.li wrote: > I've several Intel PRO/1000 XF cards that I would like to use. I remember > these cards working before, but they don't now. Looking at etherigbe.c, I > see 'intergrate fiber stuff back in' in the todo list. Has anybody looked > at this recently and know what would be involved? I can muddle around and > try to figure out what is happening, but any advice would be swell. > > % pci -v > ... > 1.10.0: net 02.00.00 8086/1009 5 0:e3040000 131072 1:e3060000 131072 > 2:000a001 32 > Intel Corporation 82544EI Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Fiber)
if you're just looking for gbe and you're not looking for a 40km link, you might consider getting a intel pro 1000/pt. they're about $35 and perform as well as (and often better than) intel's earlier nics. i've got three or four at home. if you do need the fiber, i would imagine that many things about the exsting driver will work. things like link detection might be broken. and they may be some phy configuration that needs to happen manually. but most intel cards do a pretty good job of picking workable defaults. i'd be happy to answer questions offline. unfortunately, i don't have any such cards, so i won't be all that useful. - erik
